Parole Office Site Still Under Study

A state parole administrator told the Pasadena Board of Directors that placement of a parole office at 468 N. Rosemead Blvd. remains under consideration despite strong opposition from Hastings Ranch residents.

Frank Marino, parole administrator who has taken charge of the search for a parole office site in Pasadena, said his agency is willing to look at other sites in Pasadena, but “we have to get something going in the next couple of months.” The Department of Corrections is under pressure to find a new office because it has promised to close one of its two Alhambra offices by October.

Pasadena directors, expressing frustration at conflicting figures they have received about how many parolees live in Pasadena and how many would be serviced by the proposed office, asked Marino to supply accurate information.

Director Rick Cole said the least objectionable location would be in the downtown area, but Director Chris Holden said he would oppose any effort to place it in the portion of the downtown area he represents. Cole said he could not accept it in the downtown portion of his district unless other directors were willing to look at sites in their districts, too. He noted that nearly all districts include some portion of Colorado Boulevard or other downtown commercial streets.